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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7985444 | Process for the manufacturing of decorative boards A process of the manufacturing of decorative boards with an abrasion resistant surface and edges with joining functionality. This process includes the steps of a) cutting a carrier board to the desired dimension and molding edges with joining functionality, b) treat... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7906172 | Method for coating surfaces and suitable particles therefor A process for coating a surface comprises said surface being coated with particles (A) comprising a core (a) and at least one envelope (b) other than said core (a), and optionally with at least one hydrophobicizing agent (B) and thereafter thermally treated. ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7833575 | Methods for applying fire retardant systems, compositions and uses A method is provided for applying a fire retardant coating system. The method comprises providing a first component that is a coatable polymeric coating composition and a second component comprising granules, wherein the granules comprise a polymeric matrix comprisi... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7704550 | Method for the manufacture of an insulation board In a method for the production of an insulated plate for a gradient coil, bodies that serve as spacers for the creation of flow paths for a casting resin are produced on a base by a plate having apertures therein being used to spread the bodies on the base or to mol... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7678414 | Rollable floor mat with non-slip surface Thin gage, rollable plastic vinyl floor mats can be provided with an abrasive and grit coating that will not deteriorate or degrade when the mats are rolled or otherwise substantially deformed. A special blend of epoxy adhesive and MEK is used to permanently bond th... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7674495 | Method and device for making a composite plate A process for manufacturing composite sheets includes steps of: continuously depositing a web of yarns, in the form of a mat of continuous yarns, a woven, a knit or an assembly of continuous non-interlaced yarns on a moving substra... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7648733 | Powder coated roving for making structural composite A polymer composite multiend roving material used to make structural composite parts includes a bundle of fibers held together by a high integrity sizing composition and surrounded by a powder coating polymer material. The powder coating material is approximately 10... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7618677 | Method of powder coating weldable substrates This invention is directed to an improved method of coating a substrate. The improvement includes applying to the substrate a rinse composition which contains one or more surface energy-modifying compounds. The invention is further directed to an improved method of ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7465473 | Bonding of granular materials to polyolefin surfaces A permanent, roughened or textured surface is applied to parts molded from polyolefins, particularly from polyethylene by applying to the surface of the part a coating mixture of a tackifier resin and polyolefin particles in a liquid carrier and incorporating a gran... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7416585 | Fuel vapor adsorption filters A fuel vapor adsorption filter for mounting within an intake air channel connected to an engine extends across the intake air channel in order to adsorb fuel vapor within the intake air channel when the engine has been stopped. The filter includes an adsorbing agent... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7378134 | Method of forming high temperature corrosion resistant film Disclosed is a method of forming a high-temperature corrosion-resistant film, which comprises placing a container containing a film-forming fine powder and a target member capable of being heated by an electric current heating process, in an atmosphere-controllable ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7351443 | Electron-emmiting material and manufacturing method therefor The present invention provides an emissive material with excellent electron emission characteristics. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an emissive material consisting of oriented graphite, having a step of obtaining an orien... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351302 | Method for binding particulate, water-absorbing, acid group-containing polymers to a base material A process for binding particulate water-absorbing acid-functional polymers to a carrier material by means of compounds comprising amino groups, which comprises contacting the carrier material with particulate water-absorbing acid-functional polymers whose acid group... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7335406 | Surfaces for supporting artificial playing surfaces Surfaces and methods for producing surfaces that may support an artificial playing surface are disclosed herein. An example of a surface according to the invention includes a first layer with soil and a plurality of fibers, and a second layer with soil and an organi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332053 | Process for sealing of a joint A process for installation of surface elements (1), the surface elements (1) comprising a core, a decorative upper surface (3) and edges (2) provided with joining means for mechanically locking the surface elements (1) together. Pr... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7320357 | Thermal control of automotive interiors with phase change material The inventive method includes the utilization of different phase change materials with different melting temperature ranges in each of the headliner (3), the seats (7), and the instrument panel (12) of an automobile in order to save energy while... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314832 | Low temperature texturing layer to enhance adhesion of subsequent layers A method of forming a film on a substrate. In accordance with the invention, an adhesion layer is formed on the substrate. The adhesion layer is chemically bonded to the substrate and has a textured surface. The film is then formed on the textured surface of the adh... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311940 | Layered paint coating for turbine blade environmental protection The present invention is a gas turbine engine turbine blade comprising an airfoil section having at least an exterior surface, a platform section having an exterior surface, an under platform section having an exterior surface, and a dovetail section having an exter... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311780 | Coating device and method using pick-and-place devices having equal or substantially equal periods A sufficient number of pick-and-place devices (e.g., rolls) whose periods of contact with a substrate are equal or substantially equal to one another are used to form continuous void-free uniform coatings despite the occurrence of unintended or intended coating cali... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306838 | Synthetic grass with resilient granular top surface layer A synthetic grass assembly for installation on a supporting soil substrate includes a pile fabric with a flexible sheet backing and rows of upstanding synthetic ribbons representing grass blades, extending upwardly from an upper surface of the backing. An infill lay... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7291358 | Method of forming a prefabricated roofing or siding material A roofing or siding system having an improved average resulting reflectivity. The roofing and/or siding system is at least partially coated with a plurality of granules. At least one layer of paint is applied to the roofing and/or siding system to increase the resul... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7279027 | Planar ceramic membrane assembly and oxidation reactor system Planar ceramic membrane assembly comprising a dense layer of mixed-conducting multi-component metal oxide material, wherein the dense layer has a first side and a second side, a porous layer of mixed-conducting multi-component metal oxide material in contact with th... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273634 | Coatings and additives containing ceramic material A coating for support beams in buildings to protect their structural integrity in case of high heat events, for roofs and the like to inexpensively provide protection from ultraviolet light, for wood or steel substrates to inexpensively provide flame or chemical res... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7271125 | Coated metal substrate A coated metal substrate useful for carrying an exhaust emission treatment catalyst such as a three-way conversion catalyst for use with small engine platforms. The coated metal substrate comprises a metal such as a stainless steel, a carbon steel, a FeCr alloy, HAS... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261925 | Coating reinforcing underlayment and method of manufacturing same A reinforcing underlayment including dry uniform particles evenly applied to a wet bonding material layer on a surface of a substrate. The substrate, including the layers, is then cured to harden the one or more of the layers. A final coating or topcoat is applied t... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258705 | Abrasive article and methods of making same A porous abrasive article that allows air and dust particles to pass through. The abrasive article has a screen abrasive and a polymer netting with hooks. The screen abrasive has an abrasive layer comprising a plurality of abrasive particles and at least one binder.... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252694 | Abrasive article and methods of making same A porous abrasive article that allows air and dust particles to pass through. The abrasive article has a screen abrasive and an apertured attachment interface with hooks. The screen abrasive has an abrasive layer comprising a plurality of abrasive particles and at l... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247374 | Encapsulated active particles and methods for making and using the same The invention relates to preserving the properties of active particles through use of an encapsulant which may be removable. The encapsulant may protect the active particles against premature deactivation. If desired, the encapsulant may be removed to rejuvenate the... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241473 | Method of forming corrosion protection double coatings on prestressing strand and prestressing strand produced by the method To improve tensile strength without impairing flexibility and adhesion to concrete, and to form a thick coating in a surface layer part for preventing a basis material from being exposed by damage to the coating, a method of forming double coatings on a prestressing... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235608 | Remoistenable pre-applied adhesive A pre-applied, remoistenable adhesive useful in bonding wood substrates together. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7235278 | Method and apparatus for applying particulate material to a substrate A method and apparatus of applying a particulate material to a substrate includes applying adhesive to the substrate and passing the substrate through a chamber in which a particulate material is suspended in a fluid in order to adhere the particulate material to th... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229686 | Antireflection film and making method A high refractive index layer of a cured first coating composition comprising (A) metal oxide fine particles selected from among titanium oxide, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, cerium oxide, iron oxide, tin oxide, and compound oxides thereof and (B) a compound havi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7207497 | Dry flake sprayer and method A device 10 for spraying dry flakes 12 including: an enclosure 22 including a lower portion 26 for holding a supply 12A of dry flakes 12 and an upper portion 27; a gas flow conduit 50 including: a receiving por... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205027 | Powder coating method providing enhanced finish characteristics A powder coating method that provides enhanced finish characteristics to a powder coated object. The object to be powder coated is vibrated such that the powder readily flows on the surface of the object. The improved flow of the applied powder results in a powder c... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201940 | Method and apparatus for thermal spray processing of medical devices The invention relates to devices for the treatment of heart disease and particularly to endo-arterial prostheses, which are commonly called stents. More particularly, the invention relates to methods of manufacturing and coating stents utilizing thermal spray proces... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7199178 | Low-solvent, OH-functional dispersions A process for preparing copolymer dispersions that includes subjecting A) one or more vinyl monomer mixtures containing a) OH-free (meth)acrylic esters and/or vinylaromatics, b) hydroxy-functional vinyl monomers and/or hydroxy-functional (meth)acrylic esters, c) ion... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192620 | Mold-release coating systems A mold-release coating system includes a barrier coating of a substantially liquid wax material. The wax material is deposited onto the mold surface. The wax material includes about 7 to about 10 weight percent solids. The wax material is permitted to substantially ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7183030 | Negatively charged coated electrographic toner particles and process Negatively charged coated toner particles are provided that comprise a polymeric binder particle and a coating material. The coating material comprises at least one visual enhancement additive coated on the outside surface of the polymeric binder particle. Electrogr... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178249 | Measuring tool and method of making A tool for measuring, marking, and cutting material, the tool formed of a rigid sheet of transparent material having a transparent flexible sheet of pressure-sensitive material removably adhered thereon to cover one side of the rigid sheet and provide a removable, n... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172789 | Methods and apparatus for fluidic self assembly Methods and apparatuses for assembling a structure onto a substrate. A method according to one aspect of the invention includes dispensing a slurry onto a substrate wherein the slurry includes a first plurality of elements, each of which is designed to mate with a r... | 02/06/2007 |
